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Hampton Cove Middle School James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) The First Light Machine Who is James Webb? James E Webb was the first administrator of NASA (1961 to 1968) He supported a program balanced between Science and Human Exploration. credit: NASA What is FIRST LIGHT? End of the dark ages: first light and reionization What are the first luminous objects? What are the first galaxies? How did black holes form and interact with their host galaxies? When did re-ionization of the inter-galactic medium occur? What caused the re-ionization? … to identify the first luminous sources to form and to determine the ionization history of the early universe. Hubble Ultra Deep Field A Brief History of Time Planets, Life & Galaxies Intelligence First Galaxies Evolve Form Atoms & Radiation Particle Physics Big Today Bang 3 minutes 300,000 years 100 million years 1 billion COBE years 13.7 Billion years MAP JWST HST Ground Based Observatories First Light Stars 50-to-100 million years after the Big Bang, the first massive stars started to form from clouds of hydrogen. But, because they were so large, they were unstable and either exploded supernova or collapsed into black holes. These first stars helped ionize the universe and created elements such as He. O-class stars are 25X larger than our sun. ‘First’ stars may have been 1000X larger. The (modern) Morgan–Keenan spectral classification system, with the temperature range of each star class shown above it, in kelvin. The overwhelming majority of stars today are M-class stars, with only 1 known O- or B-class star within 25 parsecs. Our Sun is a G- class star. However, in the early Universe, almost all of the stars were O or B-class stars, with an average mass 25 times greater than average stars today.Wikimedia Commons user LucasVB, additions by E. Siegel Ethan Siegel, FORBES.com, 24 Oct 2018 First Light: Reionization Neutral ‘fog’ was dissolved by very bright 1st Generation Stars. At 780 M yrs after BB the Universe was up to 50% Neutral. But, by 1 B years after BB is was as we see it today. 787 M yr Galaxy confirmed by Neutral Hydrogen method. Redshift Neutral IGM z<zi z~z z>z i i . Lyman Forest Absorption Patchy Absorption Black Gunn-Peterson trough SPACE.com, 12 October 2011 How do we see first light objects? Redshift Blue Green Red + + = 5.8 Gyr 2.2 Gyr 3.3 Gyr 1.8 Gyr 2.2 Gyr 1.0 Gyr Redshift The further away an object is, the more its light is redshifted from the visible into the infrared. To see really far away, we need an infrared telescope. First Galaxy in Hubble Deep Field At 480 M yrs after big bang (z ~ 10) this one of oldest observed galaxy. Discovered using drop-out technique. (current oldest is 420 M yrs after BB, maybe only 200 M yrs) Left image is visible light, and the next three in near-infrared filters. The galaxy suddenly pop up in the H filter, at a wavelength of 1.6 microns (a little over twice the wavelength the eye can detect). (Discover, Bad Astronomy, 26 Jan 2011) JWST Summary • Mission Objective – Study origin & evolution of galaxies, stars & planetary systems – Optimized for near infrared wavelength (0.6 –28 m) – 5 year Mission Life (10 year Goal) • Organization – Mission Lead: Goddard Space Flight Center – International collaboration with ESA & CSA – Prime Contractor: Northrop Grumman Space Technology – Instruments: – Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) – Univ. of Arizona – Near Infrared Spectrometer (NIRSpec) – ESA – Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) – JPL/ESA – Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) – CSA – Operations: Space Telescope Science Institute Origins Theme’s Fundamental Questions • How Did We Get Here? • Where Are We Going? • Are We Alone? JWST Science Themes First Light and Re-Ionization Big Bang HHPlanetary-30 MStar-16 Formation Galaxy Formation Life Galaxy Evolution Three Key Facts There are 3 key facts about JWST that enables it to perform is Science Mission: It is a Space Telescope It is an Infrared Telescope It has a Large Aperture Why go to Space Atmospheric Transmission drives the need to go to space. Infrared (mid and far/sub-mm) Telescopes (also uv, x-ray, and gamma-ray) cannot see through the Atmosphere JWST Discovery Space Infrared Light COLD Why Infrared ? Why do we need Large Apertures? Aperture = Sensitivity 1010 Photographic & electronic detection Telescopes alone JWST 8 10 HST CCDs Sensitivity 106 Improvement Photography over the Eye 104 m 102 - Short’s 21.5” Short’s eyepiece Slow f ratios Huygens Galileo Rosse’s 72” 100” WilsonMount 200” PalomarMount Soviet 6 Adapted from Cosmic Herschell’s48” Discovery, M. Harwit 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 Sensitivity Matters GOODS CDFS – 13 orbits HUDF – 400 orbits JWST will be more Sensitive than Hubble or Spitzer HUBBLE JWST SPITZER 0.8-meter 2.4-meter T ~ 5.5 K T ~ 270 K 6.5-meter 123” x 136” T ~ 40 K λ/D1.6μm~ 0.14” 312” x 312” 324” x 324” λ/D5.6μm~ 2.22” λ/D24μm~ 6.2” JWST 6X more sensitive 132” x 164” 114” x 84” with similar resolution λ/D2μm~ 0.06” λ/D20μm~ 0.64” JWST 44X more sensitive Wavelength Coverage 1 μm 10 μm 100 μm HST JWST Spitzer How big is JWST? 21st National Space Symposium, Colorado Springs, The Space Foundation How JWST Works JWST is folded and stowed for launch Observatory is deployed after launch JWST Orbits the 2nd Lagrange Point (L2) 239,000 miles (384,000km) 930,000 miles (1.5 million km) Earth Moon L2 JWST has 4 Science Instruments (0.6 to 28 micrometers) NIRCam: image the first galaxies NIRSpec: simultaneous spectra of 100 galaxies MIRI: first HD view of infrared universe FGS: sense pointing to 1 millionth degree NIRISS: imagery & spectra of exoplanets JWST Telescope Requirements Optical Telescope Element 25 sq meter Collecting Area 2 micrometer Diffraction Limit < 50K (~35K) Operating Temp Primary Mirror 6.6 meter diameter (tip to tip) < 25 kg/m2 Areal Density < $6 M/m2 Areal Cost 18 Hex Segments in 2 Rings Low (0-5 cycles/aper) 4 nm rms Drop Leaf Wing Deployment CSF (5-35 cycles/aper) 18 nm rms Mid (35-65K Segments cycles/aper) 7 nm rms 1.315 meter Flat to Flat Diameter Micro-roughness <4 nm rms < 20 nm rms Surface Figure Error Fun Fact – Mirror Surface Tolerance Human Hair Approximate scale Diameter is 100,000 nm (typical) PMSA Surface Figure Error < 20 nm (rms) PMSA JWST Mirror Technology History ) 2 300 240 TRL-6 Testing 2006 2004 NAR 200 JWST Mirror Risk Reduction TRL 6 text text 100 JWST Primary Ball Beryllium Optic Technology Complete Goodrich Mirror vibro- Areal Density (Kg/m Density Areal Kodak ULE Mirror Selected - TRL 5.5 60 30 Mirror2002 acoustics Test 15 text 1980 1990 2000 2010 JWST Prime SBMD 2000 Selected JWST Requirement 1998 AMSD Phase 2 AMSD Phase 1 ProcessMirror Material/Technology improvements\ Risk Selection, Reduction September, 2003 * NASA HST, Chandra, SBMD SIRTF Lessons Learned Onset NGST • •ScheduleBeryllium and chosen Tinsley for technicalstaffing identifiedreasons as 1996 SBMDAMSD Phase– 1996 1 – 1999 - TRL 6 by NAR AMSDJWST(cryogenic risksPhase CTE, 2 – thermal2000 conductance, issues with - Implement an active risk SIRTF Monolithic I70 Be Mirror • 0.535 Vendors m diameter selected for management process early in the Manufacturing • glass,Process •stress3 vendorsimprovements issues (Goodrich, with Be via noted) 6 Kodak,-Sigma Study and •studies20 m ROC Sphere program ( Early investiment) followPrime-Ball)on* Contractor identified Schedule potential Selectionand Tinsley schedule staffing savings NMSD • EDU addedidentified• •BerylliumBall as (Beryllium) key as mirror riskJWST mitigation andrisks ITT/Kodak demonstration• (ULE)CryoDown Null deviceproposedselect Figured to(2003) 4 as mirror to options,along 19 nm with rms AMSD Phase 3 •architecturesProcessGoodrichCoating improvementsAdheasion dropped from (coupon AMSD and .5 meter demonstrations) Based on lessons learned, JWST invested early in mirror technology to address lower areal densities and cryogenic operations Advantages of Beryllium Very High Specific Stiffness – Modulus/Mass Ratio Saves Mass – Saves Money High Conductivity & Below 100K, CTE is virtually zero. Thermal Stability Figure Change: 30-55K Operational Range Beryllium ULE Glass Y Surface Figure Y X With Alignment X Vertex Y Compensation X Gravity Gravity Vertex Y Residual with Y X 36 Zernikes X Removed Vertex 15.0 mm 15.015.015.015.0 mm mm mm mm Gravity Vertex Gravity Mirror Manufacturing Process Blank Fabrication Machining Machining of Web Structure Completed Mirror Blank Machining of Optical Surface Polishing Mirror System Integration Fun Facts – Mirror Manufacturing Before After Finished Be Billet Mirror Segment Be dust which is recycled 250 kgs 21 kgs Over 90% of material is removed to make each mirror segment – want a little mirror with your Be dust? Mirror Processing at Tinsley Tinsley In-Process Metrology Tools Metrology tools provide feedback at every manufacturing stage: Rough Grinding CMM Fine Grinding/Rough Polishing Scanning Shack-Hartmann Final Polishing/Figuring/CNF Interferometry PMSA Interferometer Test Stations included: 2 Center of Curvature CGH Optical Test Stations (OTS1 and OTS2) Auto-Collimation Test Station Data was validated by comparing overlap between tools Independent cross check tests were performed at Tinsley and between Tinsley, Ball and XRCF. Leitz CMM CMM was sized to test PMSA Full Aperture Wavefront Sciences Scanning Shack-Hartmann SSHS provided bridge-data between grind and polish, used until PMSA surface was within capture range of interferometry SSHS provide mid-spatial frequency control: 222 mm to 2 mm Large dynamic range (0 – 4.6 mr surface slope) When not used, convergence rate was degraded. Comparison to CMM (222 - 2 mm spatial periods) 8/1/2006 data Smooth grind SSHS CMM 4.7 µm PV, 0.64 µm RMS 4.8 µm PV, 0.65 µm RMS Point-to-Point Subtraction: SSHS - CMM = 0.27 µm RMS Full Aperture Optical Test Station (OTS) Center of Curvature Null Test measured & controlled: Prescription, Radius & Figure Results are cross-checked between 2 test stations.
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